U.S. strike kills 18 al-Shabab militants in Somalia

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U.S. strike kills 18 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, military says
No U.S. or Somali forces were killed or injured in the attack, an AFRICOM spokesman said.
Sep.22.2018 / 3:53 PM CDT / Source: Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the U.S. Africa Command said Saturday.

No U.S. or Somali forces were killed or injured in the attack, an AFRICOM spokesman, Nate Herring, told The Associated Press. The airstrike was carried out Friday in self-defense after extremists were "observed maneuvering on a combined patrol," while the U.S. also responded with "indirect fire," the spokesman said.

The confrontation occurred about 31 miles northwest of the port city of Kismayo, the U.S. Africa Command statement said. Two other al-Shabab extremists were killed by Somali forces "with small arms fire during the engagement," it said.

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